Re: Got the Focus? Any tips or tricks?

So are you saying to get a "clean" format you have to follow those steps?

I added my card after firing up the phone the first time and it didn't automatically reset the phone and only recognized the onboard 8gb. I then went into settings, about, and hit "reset your phone". After the warnings about losing data, it restarted, went through the initial setup wizard, and I now see 22GB.

Re: Got the Focus? Any tips or tricks?

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I think it is the same. Two different hard resetting methods: one pure software initiated and one pure hardware initiated. Same as old WM phones. There is time that the pure hardware initiated method is needed, like when your phone is toally bricked and unresponsive.

Re: Got the Focus? Any tips or tricks?

I got my Focus today morning. I was the first guy, and the only guy, when local AT&T store opened. I like it as you can clearly see the display even in direct sunlight.

Initially, it was not accepting my live id telling me that the username and passwords not matching. After 3 trials, I noticed something. I was typing '...@hotmail..com'. The two dots were coming as the 'com' in the SIP has got the preceeding dot. So though it is small one, can be irritating if not noticed.

It is bad that the phone is having SD card issue. Anyway I am not removing the SD card now itself and will not be loading much till the MS delivers the fix.

Re: Got the Focus? Any tips or tricks?

Anyone figure out how to get ringtones for the Focus? I can't find a way to do it directly from the Focus, and when I go to the AT&T ringtone download site and select a ringtone to purchase, it asks me to select the phone and the Focus is not listed among the Samsung choices (either as "Focus" or "SGH-i917").

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I had read WP7 didn't support custom ringtones, but I thought that meant the ringtones I made myself for my Fuze. I didn't realize it meant that AT&T's own ringtones which they like to sell to us won't work either. BTW, where is that WP7 feedback site that I can cast my vote?

Re: Got the Focus? Any tips or tricks?

One more thing. The CSR told me today to not leave the Samsung plugged in for more than a few hours. He said overnight charging was to be avoided because of the battery. Interesting. I wish they just had smart batteries which quit charging when fully charged.

Re: Got the Focus? Any tips or tricks?

Paolo01 wrote:

One more thing. The CSR told me today to not leave the Samsung plugged in for more than a few hours. He said overnight charging was to be avoided because of the battery. Interesting. I wish they just had smart batteries which quit charging when fully charged.